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l.PLAN in advance your evacuation and safety measures.

When you first see lightning or hear thunder, activate your
emergency plan. Now is the time to go to a designated
building, area, ora vehicle. Lightning often precedes rain, so
don't wait for the rain to begin before suspending activities.

2. IF OUTDOORS. ..Avoid water. Avoid the high ground. Avoid
open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires,
fences, machinery, motors, power tools, etc. Unsafe places
include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, or
near trees. Where possible, find shelter in a substantial
building or in a fully enclosed metal vehicle such as a car,
truck or a van with the windows completely shut. If lightning
is striking nearby when you are outside, you should:

A. Crouch down. Put feet together. Place hands over ears
to minimize hearing damage from thunder.

B. Avoid proximity (minimum of 15 ft.) to other people.

3. IF INDOORS... Avoid water. Stay away from doors and

windows. Do not use the telephone. Take off head sets. Turn
off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers,
power tools, & TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric
and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.

4. SUSPEND ACTIVITIES for 30 minutes after the last observed
lightning or thunder.

5. INJURED PERSONS do not carry an electrical charge and can
be handled safely. Apply First Aid procedures to a lightning
victim if you are qualified to do so. Call 911 or send for help
immediately.

1. PLAN in advance your evacuation and safety measures.
When you first see lightning or hear thunder, or receive
notification activate your emergency plan. Now is the time
to go to a designated building, area, or a vehicle. Lightning
often precedes rain, so don't wait for the rain to beam
before suspending activities. Seek shelter in the following
order.

A building with lightning protection.

A building that is grounded.

A building even with no lightning protection or grounded.
Disperse in open area.

2. WHERE POSSIBLE, find shelter in a substantial building or

in a fully enclosed metal vehicle such as a car, truck or a
van with the windows completely shut. If no building is
available: avoid water, high ground, open spaces, all metal
objects including electric wires, fences, machinery, motors,
power tools, etc. If lightning is nearby when you are outside:

Disperse 15 ft away from each other.

Place weapons at least 50 ft away from personnel.

Crouch down. Put feet together. Place hands over ears to
minimize hearing damage from thunder. Do not lie on
ground.

3. SUSPEND ACTIVITIES for 30 minutes after the last observed
lightning or thunder.

4. INJURED PERSONS do not carry an electrical charge and
can be handled safely. Apply First Aid procedures to a
lightning victim if you are qualified to do so. Call 911 or
send for help immediately.

SAFETY ALERT 02-1

"If you can hear it, clear it. If
you can see it, flee it."

AVOID: Avoid water. Avoid all metallic
objects. Avoid the high ground. Avoid
solitary tall trees. Avoid close contact
with others - spread out 15-20 ft. apart.
Avoid contact with dissimilar objects
(water & land; boat & land; rock &
ground; tree & ground). Avoid open
spaces.

SEEK: Seek clumps of shrubs or trees of
uniform height. Seek ditches, trenches or
the low ground. Seek a low, crouching
position with feet together with hands on
ears to minimize acoujstic shock from
thunder.

KEEP: Keep a high level of safety

awareness for thirty minutes after the
last observed lightning or thunder.